Ernesto Benito
Partner
Email: ernesto.benito@caseslacambra.com
Telephone: +34 91 061 24 50
Languages: English, french and spanish
Ernesto Benito is a partner at Cases & Lacambra in Spain. His professional practice focuses on Litigation and Arbitration.
A State Attorney on leave of absence, Ernesto Benito Sancho has a professional career spanning more than twenty-five years in the fields of litigation and arbitration. Throughout his career, he has served as a partner and head of Litigation and Arbitration departments at top-tier law firms, leading particularly complex matters in civil, commercial and administrative litigation, as well as in domestic and international arbitration.
Over the course of his career, he has also acted as arbitrator in numerous arbitration proceedings before leading national and international arbitration institutions, particularly in sectors such as infrastructure, energy and telecommunications, as well as in disputes arising from M&A transactions and public procurement.
He has combined his professional practice with extensive teaching and sustained academic activity. His career has been repeatedly recognised by the leading international legal directories.
Studies
Law Degree
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Member of the Madrid Bar Association
Practice Groups
Sectors
- Public procurement
- Construction and infrastructure
- Administrative law and regulated sectors
- Telecommunications
- Energy
- M&A
- Sports & Entertainment.
Publications
- Anuario de Arbitraje 2025 (Editorial Civitas-Aranzadi): “Anulación parcial del laudo por falta de motivación. Problemas prácticos. El reenvío al tribunal arbitral y la retroacción de actuaciones”.
- Participación en el Libro colectivo “35 Aniversario de CIMA (Corte Civil y Mercantil de Arbitraje de Madrid)” (Octubre de 2024), con un trabajo dedicado a “Las funciones arbitrales de Derecho Privado de la Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y de la Competencia”.
- Anuario de Arbitraje 2024 (Editorial Civitas-Aranzadi): “Sobre la conveniencia (o no) de introducir un recurso de casación frente a las sentencias de las Salas de lo Civil y Penal de los Tribunales Superiores de Justicia dictadas en acciones de anulación de laudos arbitrales”.